Review of The Bourne Identity (2002) by John T — 06 May 2013
Matt Damon stars as a man who washes up on an island in the Mediterranean Sea, suffering from gunshot wounds and amnesia in the film adaptation of Robert Ludlum's spy novel. He finds a microfilm planted in his leg containing the number of a Swiss bank account and ultimately learns that he is Jason Bourne, CIA operative.
Most of the movie follows Bourne as he tries to reclaim his life and survive a number of attempts to kill him. He soon realizes he's being hunted down by assassins and that he's very good at killing them before they get him as we are taken from the Mediterranean to Zurich, Paris and Berlin. There is an clandestine conspiracy within the CIA -- this is a Robert Ludlum story after all -- and the requisite character traits: waking up to discover you were able to speak half a dozen languages, had tens of thousands in a Swiss bank account and could out-fight Bruce Lee, and a number of well done car chase scenes.
This movie was much more violent and action packed and Matt Damon was a better choice to play Bourne than the 1988 mini series starring Richard Chamberlain and Jaclyn Smith. I guess if you wanted to do a miniseries in the 1980s, Chamberlain and Smith were the default choices for the lead roles.
This review of The Bourne Identity (2002) was written by John T on 06 May 2013.
The Bourne Identity has generally received very positive reviews.
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